Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Surgical Wards

22.5 hours per week

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Surgical Physiotherapy Team. The team provides physiotherapy to the surgical wards at James Cook University Hospital and also provide physiotherapy to the post operative assessment unit and head and neck surgery wards.

This post would suit an experienced band 2 or 3 assistant looking to progress to band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner.

The surgical team consists of Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants.

Main duties of the job

To undertake highly skilled work, support the physiotherapists in providing an effective and efficient physiotherapy service within the framework of clinical governance.

To work under supervision and independently in order to facilitate effective treatment of patients within the service.

To carry out basic assessments of non-complex patients as delegated by the physiotherapists.

To accept patients delegated by a therapist and be responsible for the delivery of patient care. To use clinical judgement and freedom, within the scope of practice and be able to work independently and flexibly without direct supervision but to receive access to regular supervision from a Registered physiotherapist

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.

You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• o3 A-levels oOR Health and Science T-level oOR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) oOR oAs a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) oAND/OR oShort courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties oAND/OR oEquivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; o- Theoretical knowledge o- Experience of a range of care and related procedures o- clinical observations o- knowledge of relevant legislation oAND/OR oFoundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Desirable

• Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings. Evidence of MDT working
• Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
• Experience working within the NHS
• Previous experience of working as AHP Band 3 in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of MDT working
• Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills.
• Fluent in written and verbal English
• Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
• Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient /service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision.
• Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person-centred care and related procedures.
• Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
• Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
• Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality